Xbox 360 in Japan: Top 30 game sellers since launch

Has Japan taken hold of the Xbox 360? Blue Dragon comes out on top, with 2008's Tales of Vesperia not far behind.

Despite the small user-base, 2006's Blue Dragon (released in 2007 outside of Japan) is still the Xbox 360's best seller at over 200,000 units.

The Xbox 360's only 2008 title to penetrate Japan's top 100 software sellers, Tales of Vesperia, takes second place.

The Last Remnant had impressive first week sales at 101,000 copies sold, but the title failed to make a storm afterwards, reaching only 134,611 total.

Japanese style RPG's are of course leading the way for the Xbox 360 in Japan, with its Western big hitters, such as Halo 3 and Gears of War, making nothing more than a whimper.

As well as the top 30 software sellers, you'll also find Xbox 360 hardware sales from launch below (provided by Famitsu). Lets hope 2009 holds bigger things for the Xbox 360 in Japan.

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Top 30 Software sold for Xbox 360 in Japan

1. Blue Dragon - 203,740

2. Tales of Vesperia - 161,070

3. The Last Remnant - 134,611

4. Infinite Undiscovery - 112,444

5. Lost Odyssey - 109,517

6. Dead or Alive 4 - 108,618

7. Viva Pinata (Platinum) - 101,552

8. Forza 2 (Platinum) - 100,591

9. Ace Combat 6 - 95,002

10. Halo 3 - 83,696

11. Idolm@ster Live 4 U - 75,272

12. Ridge Racer 6 - 73,501

13. Oblivion - 72,274

14. Eternal Sonata - 70,435

15. Gears of War - 68,270

16. Dead Rising - 68,078

17. Lost Planet - 61,555

18. Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 - 60,544

19. Grand Theft Auto IV - 59,893

20. Assassin's Creed - 55,261

21. Devil May Cry 4 - 55,259

22. Call of Duty 4 - 54,742

23. Soul Calibur IV - 53,403

24. Fallout 3 - 49,543

25. Ninja Gaiden 2 - 48,945

26. Dynasty Warriors 6 - 48,796

27. Idolm@ster - 48,695

28. Idolm@ster (Platinum) - 47,344

29. Fable II - 43,682

30. Ace Combat 6 (Platinum) - 41,880

Xbox 360 Hardware sold in Japan

2005 - 81,770

2006 - 208,697

2007 - 257,841

2008 - 317,859

TOTAL - 866,167

Credit: Neogaf